MATSUI, ROBERT T.(a Representative from California)

Appointments

Official Advisers Relating to Trade Agreements, H121 [21JA]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

California: acquisition of certain lands by the Dept. of the Interior (see H.R. 2620), H4573 [13JY]

Foreign trade: bilateral trade agreements (see H.R. 1198, 1248), H1009 [3MR], H1079 [9MR]

Health: care for pregnant women and children through State-based health plans (see H.R. 727), H358 [2FE]

Pharmaceuticals: reinstate the excise tax on certain vaccines and extend the Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund (see H.R. 1576), H1811 [31MR]

Social Security: disability determination for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection (see H.R. 728), H358 [2FE]

Taxation: capital gains (see H.R. 902), H639 [16FE]

———contributions to aid construction (see H.R. 846), H588 [4FE]

———treatment of governmental pension plans under the rules governing retirement plans (see H.R. 2023), H2341 [6MY]

———treatment of intermodal containers (see H.R. 2024), H2341 [6MY]

———treatment of nonprofit organizations' bond issues as similar to governmental bonds (see H.R. 2022), H2341 [6MY]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Abortion: counseling at federally funded family planning clinics (see H.R. 26), H83 [5JA]

———pro choice versus right to life (see H.R. 25), H259 [26JA]

Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 39), H5452 [28JY]

Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 109), H5108 [26JY]

California: establish Death Valley and Joshua Tree National Parks and Mojave National Monument (see H.R. 518), H5452 [28JY]

———establish ocean protection zone (see H.R. 2583), H4506 [1JY]

———protect integrity of the Point Reyes National Seashore and the Golden Gate National Recreation Area (see H.R. 3079), H6757 [14SE]

California Urban Environmental Research and Education Center: establish (see H.R. 3611), H10648 [21NO]

Census: administration of Federal benefit programs (see H.R. 787), H482 [3FE]

CERCLA: establish demonstration project for cleanup of ground water pollution in the San Gabriel Basin (see H.R. 2853), H6048 [4AU]

Childhood Cancer Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 185), H5663 [2AU]

Children and youth: availability of education, health, and social services to at-risk youth and their families (see H.R. 1022), H1642 [25MR]

———grants to cities to establish teen resource and education centers (see H.R. 1019), H725 [18FE]

———prohibit possession or transfer of handguns and ammunition to juveniles (see H.R. 3435), H8795 [3NO]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 431), H311 [27JA]

———protection of employees at the Wards Cove Packing Co., from discrimination (see H.R. 1172), H962 [2MR]

Classical Music Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 239), H9704 [15NO]

Coins: mint in commemoration of the Women in Military Service American Memorial (see H.R. 1697), H4859 [20JY]

Colleges and universities: guidelines for overtime compensation for certain community college employees (see H.R. 3658), H10985 [22NO]

Committee on Aging (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 19, 30), H119 [20JA]

Committee on Children, Youth, and Families (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 23), H219 [25JA]

Commodore John Barry Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 157), H5453 [28JY]

Corp. for National Service: establish (see H.R. 2010), H2428 [11MY]

Courts: establish time limitation on civil actions against aircraft manufacturers (see H.R. 3087), H6777 [15SE]

Crime: mandatory life imprisonment for third violent felony conviction (see H.R. 93), H10470 [20NO]

———sentencing guidelines for Federal criminal cases relative to hate crimes (see H.R. 1152), H911 [1MR]

Crime Prevention Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 252), H10990 [22NO]

Cyprus: investigation of missing U.S. citizens (see H.R. 2826), H10989 [22NO]

Dept. of Commerce: establish Office of Economic Conversion Information (see H.R. 2831), H6902 [22SE]

Diseases: AIDS prevention (see H.R. 1538), H2598 [19MY]

Drugs: allow licensed veterinarians to order the extra-label use of drugs in animals (see H.R. 1423), H10988 [22NO]

Education: early childhood education programs (see H.R. 3201), H7360 [30SE]

———establish support services for at-risk youth (see H.R. 520), H1291 [16MR]

———reauthorize We the People—the Citizen and the Constitution Program (see H.R. 1705), H10301 [19NO]

Emergency Medical Services Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 78), H1081 [9MR]

Employment: equalize the remedies available to victims of intentional employment discrimination (see H.R. 224), H260 [26JA]

———relationship between workers' compensation benefits and certain migrant and seasonal workers' benefits (see H.R. 1999), H2302 [5MY]

———transitional assistance to workers affected by the North American Free Trade Agreement (see H.R. 3352), H8506 [26OC]

Equal rights: constitutional amendment to ensure (see H.J. Res. 1), H85 [5JA]

ERISA: ensure nondiscrimination in benefits provided under group health plans (see H.R. 975), H724 [18FE]

Export Administration Act: treatment of computers, telecommunications equipment, and semiconductors (see H.R. 3431), H10470 [20NO]

Families and domestic relations: entitle family and medical leave under certain circumstances (see H.R. 1), H82 [5JA]

———establish national domestic violence hotline (see H.R. 522), H1292 [16MR]

FBI: regulate conduct relative to the exercise of rights protected by the 1st Amendment to the Constitution (see H.R. 50), H4079 [24JN]

Federal employees: early-retirement reduction policies relative to certain employees separated from service due to defense base closures (see H.R. 2962), H8362 [21OC]

———voluntary participation in political processes (see H.R. 20), H484 [3FE]

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act: amend relative to minor use pesticides (see H.R. 967), H2302 [5MY]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates (see H.R. 1295), H8590 [27OC]

Financial Accounting Standards Board: accounting standards (see H. Con. Res. 98), H3783 [17JN]

Financial institutions: claiming of certain distributions of unknown or unreachable owners (see H.R. 2443), H9079 [9NO]

Firearms: prohibit importation and manufacture of certain devices and enhance drug trafficking criminal penalties (see H.R. 1421), H1687 [29MR]

———regulate the manufacture, importation, and sale of certain particularly dangerous bullets (see H.R. 3398), H9565 [10NO]

———waiting period before the purchase of a handgun (see H.R. 1025), H748 [22FE]

Food: U.S. commitment to end hunger and malnutrition (see H.J. Res. 193), H2463 [12MY]

Foreign trade: protection of U.S. copyright-based industries under certain agreements (see H. Res. 165), H2247 [4MY]

Geography Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 197), H6383 [6AU]

German-American Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 155), H6515 [8SE]

Giant Sequoia National Forest Preserve: designate (see H.R. 2153), H7827 [13OC]

Greek Independence Day—A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy: designate (see H.J. Res. 10), H964 [2MR]

Guam: mint coins in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands (see H.R. 3372), H9874 [17NO]

Health: national policy to provide health care and reform insurance procedures (see H.R. 3600), H10469 [20NO]

———require hearing loss testing for all newborns (see H.R. 419), H181 [21JA]

Health care facilities: access to clinic entrances (see H.R. 796), H2523 [18MY]

Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 3526), H9873 [17NO]

International Student Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 187), H2817 [25MY]

Irish-American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 246), H8703 [2NO]

Jefferson, Thomas: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary of birth (see H.R. 789), H3458 [10JN]

Jewish Heritage Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 126), H1994 [21AP]

Job and Life Skills Improvement Program: establish (see H.R. 1020), H1642 [25MR]

Labor unions: prevent discrimination based on participation in labor disputes (see H.R. 5), H1641 [25MR]

Lyme Disease Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 92), H1047 [4MR]

Margaret Walker Alexander National African-American Research Center: establish (see H.R. 937), H6049 [4AU]

Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday Commission: authorizing appropriations and establishing Martin Luther King, Jr., Day as day of national community service (see H.R. 1933), H5740 [3AU]

Mental health: inclusion of benefits in comprehensive health care plan (see H. Con. Res. 52), H5362 [27JY]

Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 148), H1812 [31MR]

Military installations: economic impact of closures (see H. Con. Res. 60), H1165 [10MR]

Monuments and memorials: mint commemorative coins for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial (see H.R. 1608), H2598 [19MY]

National Adoption Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 257), H10999 [23NO]

National American Indian Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 271), H8659 [28OC]

National Arbor Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 127), H1994 [21AP]

National Awareness Week for Life-Saving Techniques: designate (see H.J. Res. 162), H4080 [24JN]

National Biomedical Research Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 111), H6849 [21SE]

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 11), H6595 [9SE]

National Burn Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 69), H311 [27JA]

National Children's Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 226), H6849 [21SE]

National Crime Victims' Rights Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 134), H1858 [1AP]

National Customer Service Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 234), H7452 [5OC]

National D.A.R.E. Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 214), H6294 [5AU]

National Domestic Violence Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 178), H6982 [23SE]

National Down Syndrome Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 206), H6294 [5AU]

National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 247), H9854 [16NO]

National Family Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 79), H8590 [27OC]

National FFA Organization Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 101), H589 [4FE]

National Firefighters Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 272), H9874 [17NO]

National Foster Care Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 122), H1740 [30MR]

National Health Care Quality Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 260), H6902 [22SE]

National Hospice Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 159), H9854 [16NO]

National Literacy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 213), H3921 [22JN]

National Military Families Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 188), H5554 [30JY]

National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 94), H1740 [30MR]

National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 131), H8590 [27OC]

National Rehabilitation Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 86), H4859 [20JY]

National Trauma Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 135), H2183 [29AP]

National Women Veterans Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 212), H5453 [28JY]

National Writing Project: reauthorize (see H.R. 521), H179 [21JA]

National Youth Sports Program Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 196), H4013 [23JN]

Nigeria: support democracy (see H. Con. Res. 151), H6981 [23SE]

North American Development Bank: creation (see H. Con. Res. 121), H4681 [14JY]

Northern Mariana Islands: mint coins in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands (see H.R. 3372), H9874 [17NO]

Nuclear weapons: test ban (see H. Con. Res. 37), H1937 [20AP]

Olympic games: location of events in the People's Republic of China (see H. Res. 188), H3837 [18JN]

Parents Day: designate (see H. Res. 236), H7036 [27SE]

POW: minting of commemorative coins (see H.R. 535), H1591 [24MR]

Privacy: prevent abuses of electronic monitoring in the workplace (see H.R. 1900), H2598 [19MY]

Public lands: protection of wildlife from airborne hunting (see H.R. 1391), H8590 [27OC]

Public Service Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 108, 253), H2058 [27AP], H6381 [6AU]

Refuse disposal: incinerator regulation (see H.R. 2488), H6902 [22SE]

Religion: protect free exercise (see H.R. 1308), H1230 [11MR]

SBA: modify the small business and capital ownership development program (see H.R. 2662), H4756 [15JY]

Semiautomatic assault weapons: prohibit transfer or possession (see H.R. 3184), H8002 [14OC]

Shenandoah Valley National Battlefield Commission: establish (see H.R. 746), H10988 [22NO]

Six Rivers National Forest: protection and management of Redwood forest areas and addition of certain lands and waters (see H.R. 2866), H6049 [4AU]

Skelton, Richard (Red): award the Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 2012), H4508 [1JY]

Social Security: treatment of benefits of spouses who are receiving certain Government pensions (see H.R. 1897), H2126 [28AP]

Taxation: clarify deductibility of conservation expenditures by electric and gas utilities (see H.R. 784), H1993 [21AP]

———credit for investments in new manufacturing equipment (see H.R. 241), H106 [6JA]

———credits for a portion of employer Social Security taxes paid relative to employee cash tips (see H.R. 1141), H1292 [16MR]

———deduction for defense contractor conversion to private industry services (see H.R. 2064), H2427 [11MY]

———disaster-related conversions (see H.R. 406), H1591 [24MR]

———employment taxes on domestic services (see H.R. 3088), H6778 [15SE]

———extend mortgage revenue bond program (see H.R. 462), H260 [26JA]

———low-income housing credit (see H.R. 18), H259 [26JA]

———phase out occupational taxes relative to alcoholic beverages (see H.R. 2525), H5361 [27JY]

———rehabilitation credit for historic neighborhoods (see H.R. 1406), H1527 [18MR]

———repeal special $15,000,000 limitation on the amount of a tax-exempt bond issue which may be used to provide an output facility (see H.R. 1938), H2182 [29AP]

———small issue bonds (see H.R. 2111), H5361 [27JY]

———targeted jobs credit (see H.R. 325), H1550 [23MR]

———treatment of business meals and entertainment deductions (see H.R. 3227), H7541 [6OC]

———treatment of certain charitable risk pools (see H.R. 2612), H8938 [8NO]

———treatment of charitable contributions of appreciated property (see H.R. 813, 882), H586 [4FE], H638 [16FE]

———treatment of qualified small issue bonds (see H.R. 827), H587 [4FE]

———treatment of real estate investments (see H.R. 749), H481 [3FE]

———treatment of small property and casualty insurance companies (see H.R. 1242), H1046 [4MR]

Territories: constitutional amendment on Presidential election voting rights for residents (see H.J. Res. 195), H2817 [25MY]

Tobacco products: prohibit smoking in buildings open to the public (see H.R. 3434), H10302 [19NO]

Trucking industry: maintain U.S. truck safety standards after North American Free Trade Agreement implementation (see H. Con. Res. 107), H5741 [3AU]

U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child: senatorial advice relative to ratification (see H. Con. Res. 15), H591 [4FE]

Unemployment: employment opportunities in high unemployment areas to renovate essential community facilities (see H.R. 1021), H1642 [25MR]

———extend emergency compensation (see H.R. 920), H680 [17FE]

Veterans: designate certain service of members of the merchant marine during World War II as active service (see H.R. 44), H681 [17FE]

———permit retirement pay concurrently with service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65), H2302 [5MY]

———review of laws relative to benefit eligibility of Filipino World War II veterans (see H.R. 2013), H2340 [6MY]

Women: health programs relative to the human immunodeficiency virus (see H.R. 2395), H3457 [10JN]

———protection from violent crime (see H.R. 1133), H6514 [8SE]

———research programs relative to infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (see H.R. 2394), H3457 [10JN]

Women's History Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 143), H1642 [25MR]

World Food Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 218), H7361 [30SE]

World Population Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 268), H7035 [27SE]

World War II: disregard certain foreign payments to Holocaust survivors in determining eligibility for other benefits (see H.R. 1873), H2183 [29AP]

Yugoslavia: U.S. military intervention in Macedonia (see H. Con. Res. 122), H8507 [26OC]

———war-crime rape in Bosnia and Herzegovina (see H. Res. 32), H114 [7JA]

Letters

Nomination of Roberta Achtenberg to be Assistant Sec. of HUD for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, S6197 [20MY]

Remarks by, on

Appropriations: line-item veto (H.R. 1578), H2150 [29AP]

Budget: deficit reduction efforts, H10857&sbull; [22NO]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2264), H2984 [27MY]

———reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2264), conference report, H6127, H6225 [5AU]

California: acquisition of certain lands by the Dept. of the Interior (H.R. 2620), H9620&sbull; [15NO]

China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 208), H4879 [21JY]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2520), H4724 [15JY]

Families and domestic relations: entitle family and medical leave under certain circumstances (H.R. 1), H418&sbull; [3FE]

Firearms: waiting period before the purchase of a handgun (H.R. 1025), request of Senate for a conference (H. Res. 322), H10719&sbull; [22NO]

Fish and Wildlife Service: funding for the creation of the Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, H4724 [15JY]

Government: improve (H.R. 3400), H10857&sbull; [22NO]

Immigration: revise laws relative to nationality and naturalization (H.R. 783), H10328&sbull; [20NO]

North American Free Trade Agreement: impact on employment issues, H7348 [30SE]

———ratification, H4744, H4745, H4746, H4747 [15JY], H7347, H7348 [30SE]

———ratification (H.R. 3450), H9569 [15NO], H10043 [17NO]

Public debt: increase limit (H.R. 1430), H1841 [1AP]

Taxation: rescissions and deferrals of special interest tax items, H2150 [29AP]

Unemployment: extend emergency compensation (H.R. 920), H821, H822, H824, H825, H831, H837 [24FE], H1021, H1022, H1025 [4MR]

———extend emergency compensation (H.R. 920), consideration (H. Res. 103), H810, H811 [24FE]

———extend emergency compensation (H.R. 3167), consideration (H. Res. 273), H7870 [14OC]

Voting: establish national voter registration (H.R. 2), H520&sbull; [4FE]

Remarks in House relative to

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, H306 [27JA], H722 [18FE], H1008 [3MR], H1078 [9MR], H1549 [23MR], H2337 [6MY], H2717 [24MY], H3340 [8JN], H3919 [22JN], H4572 [13JY], H4755 [15JY], H6900 [22SE], H7261 [29SE], H7451 [5OC]

Special order: granted, H4078 [24JN], H4406 [30JN], H5104, H5106 [26JY]

Schedules

Committee on Rules (House): extend emergency unemployment compensation, D1116 [12OC]

Tributes

Collins, B.T., H1679, H1684 [29MR]